CVE-2021-38381 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in Live555 allows remote attackers to cause a daemon crash via crafted RTSP commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-38381?
CVE-2021-38381 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Live555 through 1.08 does not handle MPEG-1 or 2 files properly. Sending two successive RTSP SETUP commands for the same track causes a Use-After-Free and daemon crash.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38381?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Live555 Live555.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38381?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2021-38381 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38381 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38381, GHSA-8374-7847-gp4w, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38381.